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Refrigerated Transportation & Warehouse Services

Lanter Distributing is a leader in temperature sensitive LTL and TL deliveries. With a solid base of refrigerated equipment, we can fulfill your delivery needs of perishable, frozen and dry commodities. Our mission is to provide a dependable, cost-efficient multi-temperature logistics solution for our customers. Our customers demand exceptional service and they've come to expect on-time deliveries made by our professional and courteous drivers. Our reputation speaks for itself.

Headquartered in Madison, IL, our asset-based LTL service area spans into the greater Midwest, South, Southeast and Southwest. With multi-temp facilities in St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, and Dallas. Lanter provides freight consolidation, pool distribution and LTL deliveries for meat, candy, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, medical supplies, health and beauty and other CPG manufacturers.

To complement our existing LTL and warehousing services, we have a full service logistics division (Lanter Logistics) to fulfill all our customer’s transportation needs. Whether it be full load, multi-stop, intermodal, flatbed, or dry LTL for all types of temperature requirements throughout North America, we will get your load moved!

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Warehouse space available in 2018

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